Critical Care

Raj Basu, MD

Title

Instructor, Critical Care

Appointment

Instructor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Email

rajit.basu@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-4259

Fax

513-636-4267

Credentials

MD: Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 2003

Residency: Pediatrics, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2003-2006

Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2006-2009

Certifications: Pediatrics, 2006

Awards and Honors

PAS Young Investigators Travel Awards Grant, 2009
ATS Young Scholar Travel Grant, 2009
Children’s Memorial Research Foundation Grant, 2008
Children’s Memorial Research Center Fellow Research Award, 2007
Chicago Pediatric Society Resident Award, 2006
Lyman T. Meiks Research Award in Pediatrics, Indiana University, 2003

Research

The role of kidney injury in multi-organ disease

Publications, Most Recent

Basu, RK; Runyan CE; Hubchak SC; Hayashida T; Schumacker PT; Schnaper HW. HIF-1α is involved in normoxic TGF- mediated collagen expression in renal epithelial cells. Journal of Amer Soc Neph (First revision)

Schnaper HW; Jandeska S; Runyan CE; Hubchak SC; Basu RK; Curley JF; Smith RD; Hayashida T. TGF-β signal transduction in chronic kidney disease. Front Biosci. 2009 Jan 1; 14: 2448-65.

Presentations, Most Recent

Rajit K. Basu and HW Schnaper. Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF-1α plays a role in normoxic TGF-β/Smad-stimulated renal fibrogenesis. Oral Presentation, Pediatric Academic Society Meeting 2009.

Rajit K. Basu and J. Kane. Regional oximetry as a predictive tool for renal function in post-operative cardiac surgery patients in the pediatric intensive care unit. Poster presentation, American Thoracic Society Meeting 2009.

Rajit K. Basu, C. Runyan and HW Schnaper The role of HIF-1 α in TGF-βmediated kidney fibrosis. Poster presentation, American Thoracic Society Meeting 2009.

Rajit K. Basu, C. Runyan, and HW Schnaper. Hypoxia and TGF-β stabilize HIF-1α by independent mechanisms. Poster presentation, American Society of Nephrology, Annual Meeting 2008.

Farah N. Ali, Rajit K. Basu, and Jerome Lane. Hemofiltration Circuit Use Beyond 72 Hours in Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacament Therapy. Oral Presentation, Pediatric Nephrology Association Zurich, Switzerland, 2006.